This week is our last episode of the season! We get lit in the studio, answer your questions and get into the most important discussion of the season: our favorite Beyoncé songs. It’s been a journey, we love y’all and will be back soon for seas

13 Taglining a Movement (KEEP YA HEAD UP)

Dec 13th, 2017 1h 37m

This week we talk about how effective advertising techniques have helped (or hindered) social justice movements from We Are the 99% to Black Lives Matter. We also talk to Black Twitter matriarch, #oscarssowhite, #wocaffirmation and #noconfedera

12 A Tale Of Two Ad Cities (THE STRUGGLE)

Dec 7th, 2017 1h 23m

This week we get real and raw while discussing the difficulties of living in the Caucasian meccas of Minneapolis, and it’s pale sister city, Portland. We also discuss white life survival strategies with Soleil Ho (@hooleil) and Dez Ramirez of @

11 Who Do You Know Here? (THE SUNKEN PLACE)

Nov 29th, 2017 1h 20m

This week we beef over who works harder on creative teams (copywriters, duh) plus talk all things networking with The Coven Queen Alex Steinman (@stronglikemama_).

10 My Culture Is Too Big For A Post-It (THE PETTY AWARDS)

Nov 22nd, 2017 1h 5m

This week we shoot the shit and talk smack about ads that failed to impress with misrepresentation, cultural appropriation or just being wack. Experience our side eyes as we watch ads and discuss their wider cultural impact.

09 Mental Health (I TRIED TO DRINK IT AWAY)

Nov 15th, 2017 1h 16m

This week we talk all things mental health! We have an honest discussion about our mental health issues and what we’re doing for #selfcare. We also chat with wellness expert/brand consultant/neuroscientist/queen Nkechi Njaka (@NkechiNjaka). She

08 CINDY MOTHERLOVING GALLOP (SHE DOWN)

Nov 8th, 2017 1h 6m

This week Leeya gives us all the tea on the 3% conference and chats with #bossbae Cindy Gallop (@cindygallop) about sexual assault in the advertising industry and doing shit you have no experience doing.

07 Difficult Women (HBIC)

Nov 1st, 2017 1h 13m

This week we get into the ups and downs of being labelled a difficult woman aka an angry black woman aka a woman. We chat with Black Twitter queen/PR powerhouse Alexis Wilson about white feminism and being the lone black lady at your company.

Black Twitter Is Real (IT’S LIT) :15

Oct 30th, 2017 43m 49s

BONUS EPISODE, BABY! We couldn’t get enough of talking tech last week so we caught up with product designer Jordan Obi, to chat about music startups, impressing teens with his dreads and the existence of black twitter.

06 The Start Up Episode (ISSA LIVE SHOW)

Oct 25th, 2017 49m 31s

This week we get rowdy in our first live show for Twin Cities Start Up Week!We caught up with Mondo Davison (@TheBlackTechGuy) aka dopest founder ever to find out what the fuck a start up even is. We also played the best game of Low Hanging

05 Reclaiming My Time (FREE 99)

Oct 18th, 2017 1h 17m

This week we chat with dope human Wale Agboola (@wa.deen) about the ins and outs of pro-bono work. We’re all for giving back to the community but how we do that while still valuing our skills + time? Find out in this episode.This week we’re

04 Where Are All the Black People? (BRING EM OUT, BRING EM OUT)

Oct 11th, 2017 1h 6m

This week Shareina heads to the Here Are All the Black People in NYC. We chat briefly about barriers to entry into advertising plus listen to highlights from interviews she did with some really dope folks at the event. We also finally get an an

Scrub-A-Dub-Don’t (FOR REAL THO) :15

Oct 9th, 2017 17m 21s

IT’S AN ADVERTISING EMERGENCY.In light of the recent Dove social ad scandal, we had to hop on the phone for a :15. We have a frank discussion about our reactions to the ad and look back at other ads that “missed the mark”.Get woke and sta

03 Mentors (YOU GON LEARN TODAY)

Oct 4th, 2017 1h 17m

This week we talk all things mentorship! How to be a mentor, how to get a mentor + how to propose mentorship.We also have our freelance co-host Imani James in the house! Huge shout out to our mentors Barbara Wiener, Joanne Torres and Monique

02 First Impressions (WHO DIS)

Sep 27th, 2017 1h 14m

Welcome to Borrowed Interest Season 1! We are your #workplacewokebaes, Leeya, Shareina + Amalia. In this episode we discuss how we got started in advertising and how we got to where we are today.